Percentage of U.S. high school students who felt sad or hopeless* in 2011, by gender and ethnicity

This statistic shows the share of American high school students in grades 9 to 12 with depression, by gender and ethnicity.The survey was conducted from September 2010 to December 2011. 41.4 percent of female student respondents with a Hispanic background stated that during the 12 months before the survey they have felt sad or hopeless almost every day for two or more weeks in a row so that they stopped doing some usual activities.

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 All races / ethnicitiesWhite (non-Hispanic)Black (non-Hispanic)Hispanic
Female 35.9% 34.3% 31.4% 41.4%
Male 21.5% 20.7% 18% 24.4%
Total 28.5% 27.2% 24.7% 32.6%
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Created with Highcharts 3.0.10Share of students35.9%21.5%28.5%34.3%20.7%27.2%31.4%18%24.7%41.4%24.4%32.6%All races / ethnicitiesWhite (non-Hispanic)Black (non-Hispanic)Hispanic
Total
 All races / ethnicities28.5%
 White (non-Hispanic)27.2%
 Black (non-Hispanic)24.7%
 Hispanic32.6%
FemaleMaleTotal
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